The standard treatment for thoracic aneurysms is open surgical repair, but it is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Endovascular repair provides a less invasive and safer alternative.

open surgical repair has a risk of complications. “Endovascular” means “inside or within a blood vessel.” Your surgeon will implant this graft, which has a covered material so as to prevent blood from ...

The Zenith TX2 TAA Endovascular stent graft is designed as a two-piece modular endograft system for thoracic aneurysm repair application. Both the proximal and distal endograft components are a ...

In surgery to repair a brain aneurysm, the surgeon will temporarily remove a small part of the skull, then cut through the coverings of the brain to place a tiny metal clip to close off the bulging ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains the most serious complication of repairing descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, with endovascular ...

Endovascular therapies use minimally invasive techniques to repair blood vessels from the inside. Endovascular therapy is a widely accepted treatment for vascular problems in the lower extremities ...

([email protected]) – Altru is pleased to announce Barry Bjorgaard, MD, has been awarded Physician of the Quarter. Dr. Bjorgaard ...

WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute continues its mission to advance treatment of brain aneurysms with its participation ...

While Kyle Sandilands attributed his brain aneurysm to “cocaine abuse and partying”, experts say there’s a lot more to know about the condition.

Effect of lipid modifying drug therapy on survival after aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg 2013; 58(2):355-63. Keith CJ, Passman MA*, Gaffud MJ, Novak Z, Mujib MU, Matthews TC, Patterson MA, Jordan ...